Aims to build a ’National Agri Stack’ that can serve as a foundation to build innovative agri-focussed solutions leveraging technologies

Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperation Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is inviting proposals from leading IT companies/agriculture companies /FPOs /start-ups/research bodies for collaborating with the department on a pro bono basis to build PoCs/Use Case Scenarios/Layers around farmers database.

The ministry aims to build a ’National Agri Stack’ that can serve as a foundation to build innovative agri-focussed solutions leveraging technologies to contribute effectively towards increasing the income of farmers and improve farm efficiency/efficiency of the agriculture sector in the country with an overall goal of doubling the farmer’s incomes.

The ministry also intends to create mechanisms for nurturing start-ups, develop R&D and encourage domestic players in this space.

In this regard, the department has recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a pro bono basis with:

• Microsoft India- For consolidating agri ecosystem across the value chain (farm to fork) to empower the farmer using Data Analytics.
• ESRI India Technologies- For establishment and launch of Nation Agriculture Geo Hub.
• Amazon Web Services India- For digital services across the Agri value chain and creating an innovation ecosystem around digital agriculture.
• Star Agribazaar Technology Private limited- For collaborating with the Department of Agriculture for a pilot project in three states to promote digital agriculture.
• Patanjali Organic Research Institute- For farm management and farmers service in three districts.

Furthermore, the department would enter into a year-long MoU with the identified partners and work towards improving the farmer’s database-based solutions addressing various areas of agriculture.